CITY COUNCIL AGENDA REPORT
City of Anaheim
OFFICES OF THE CITY CLERK AND CITY
ATTORNEY
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Suite #356
Anaheim, CA 92805
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DATE: JANUARY 28, 2024
FROM: OFFICES OF THE CITY CLERK AND CITY ATTORNEY
SUBJECT: ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING THE ANAHEIM
CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTION LIMIT
ATTACHMENT (Y/N): YES ITEM # 20
GOVERNMENT CODE §84308 APPLIES: NO
RECOMMENDATION:
That the City Council, by Ordinance, establish the campaign contribution limit in the City of Anaheim Campaign Reform Law at $2,700, as required by Section
1.09.050 of the Anaheim Municipal Code.
DISCUSSION:
Section 1.09.050 of Chapter 1.09 of Title 1 of the Anaheim Municipal Code provides that no person shall make, and no candidate or candidate controlled committee shall accept, any contributions for a city election which would cause the total amount contributed by such person to such candidate or controlled committee to exceed the Contribution Limit amount as established by ordinance pursuant to the Code.
Paragraph .0502 of subsection .050 of Section 1.09.050 provides as follows:
“The City Council shall, by ordinance, adjust the contribution limitations in January of odd-numbered years to reflect any cumulative increase or decrease in the Consumer Price Index for all urban consumers for the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim Urban Area as announced by the United States Department of Labor since the last adjustment. Such adjustments shall be rounded off to the nearest hundred dollars for the limitations on contributions.” (Ital. added.) The last adjustment to the campaign contribution limit was following the election cycle ending December 31, 2022, which set the contribution limit at $2,500.
Pursuant to information provided by the Finance Department, the cumulative increase in the Consumer Price Index (CPI) for all urban consumers for the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim Urban Area since December 31, 2022 is 7%.
Ordinance establishing the Anaheim Campaign Contribution Limit January 28, 2025
A 7% increase in the previous campaign contribution limit equals $2,675.
Rounded to the nearest $100 as required by Section 1.09.050, the maximum campaign contribution limit for the election cycle commencing January 1, 2025 should be $2,700.
The attached ordinance provides that upon adoption thereof establishing the new campaign contribution limit, the City Clerk shall notify all candidates for city office of the amount of the contribution limit then in effect.
IMPACT ON BUDGET:
There is no budgetary impact.
Respectfully submitted, Concurred by,
Theresa Bass Robert Fabela
City Clerk City Attorney
Attachment:
1. Ordinance